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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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